Mendocino County Sheriff's Office roundup

Detectives are working to identify charred bones found on Covelo Road just after noon Thursday, according to Mendocino County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Greg Van Patten.

Little was known about the remains by the close of business Thursday, including whether the bones are human or animal remains, according to Van Patten.

"There are burnt bones, but we don't know where they're from," he said.

It was reported at 12:23 p.m. that the bones were found at about mile marker 1 on Highway 162 -- the road to Covelo -- just after the turnoff from Highway 101. Sheriff's detectives responded to the scene to investigate at about 3 p.m.

The bones were burned enough that no flesh was left on them, Van Patten said, and no human skull was found. More information about the remains will be reported as it becomes available.

Fort Bragg man taken to ground, found with meth for sale

A sheriff's deputy tackled to the ground a 40-year-old Fort Bragg man who allegedly refused to follow orders and was later reportedly found with methamphetamine for sale during a Wednesday night traffic stop on Highway 20.

The deputy at 10:30 p.m. May 15 stopped a pickup truck in the 31000 block of Highway 20 for a lighting violation, and an unidentified man got out and ran into the darkness, according to the MCSO.

The deputy detained the driver, Donald Gene Bowman, 40, who allegedly reached inside his clothing and refused to obey the deputy's orders to keep his hands in plain sight.

"Concerned that Bowman's concealed hands may be in possession of a weapon, the deputy took control of Bowman's hands and brought him to the ground," the MCSO stated.

The deputy found a plastic baggie of methamphetamine in the coin pocket of Bowman's pants, and another baggie of methamphetamine on the ground near the driver's side of the truck, according to the MCSO.

The combined weight of both bags of methamphetamine was 7.5 grams, the MCSO reported.

Bowman was arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance for sale, transporting a controlled substance and resisting arrest, and booked at the Mendocino County Jail under $35,000 bail.